"set fire to" in Chinese (Simplified)
放火烧点燃（通常指故意）
Definition
故意点燃某物，使其燃烧，常用于建筑物、森林或物体。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
“Set fire to” 常用于正式或法律语境，强调故意纵火，多接具体对象，如“set fire to the house”。不用于点燃蜡烛等日常用途。
Examples
Someone set fire to the old building last night.
昨晚有人**放火烧**了那座老楼。
The forest was destroyed after someone set fire to it.
有人**放火烧**了这片森林后，整个被毁了。
Please do not set fire to anything in this area.
请不要在这个区域**放火烧**任何东西。
They say the criminal tried to set fire to the evidence.
据说罪犯试图**点燃**证据。
The angry crowd threatened to set fire to the mayor's car.
愤怒的人群威胁要**放火烧**市长的车。
If you set fire to trash, it can be very dangerous.
如果**点燃**垃圾，会非常危险。